Category Archives: Canada
'Excited delirium': Second Vancouver officer tells of Myles Gray's fatal arrest
VANCOUVER - A second Vancouver police officer involved in the violent arrest that ended in the death of Myles Gray says he had never previously encountered someone in such a state that he believed was...
Oct 15, 2026
AI, resources and water bombers: Draft document maps Canada, EU path to closer ties
MONTREAL - Canada and the European Union are laying out concrete steps to strengthen ties around digital security and defence as well as critical resources and a would-be fleet of Canadian-made water ...
Oct 15, 2026
Cultural sector concerned about lack of news on Ottawa's promised $600M
OTTAWA - Cultural sector groups say they're starting to worry about the Liberal government's silence on $600 million in promised funding. "Funding that was supposed to reduce uncertainty is actually n...
Oct 15, 2026
Ottawa cautions Canadians against travel to Saudi Arabia after airports targeted
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada has issued an advisory cautioning against travel to Saudi Arabia and specific airports that have been targeted during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The adviso...
Oct 15, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of First Nation's Nootka Island claim
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case about a First Nation's claim to title over a swath of Nootka Island. The Nuchatlaht First Nation brought a claim for Aboriginal title to about 200...
Oct 15, 2026
Supreme Court will hear appeal affecting Ottawa's single-use plastics ban
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it will hear an appeal that will determine if Ottawa's ban on single-use plastics can stay in place. In 2022, Ottawa phased in a ban on the manufactu...
Oct 15, 2026
Ottawa opens up $430M for training facilities, equipment in skilled trades
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to spend $430 million over the next five years to help unions train a new generation of workers in the skilled trades. John Zerucelli, secretary of state for labo...
Oct 15, 2026
Health ministers united in calling for federal funding certainty despite extension
WINNIPEG - Provincial and territorial health ministers are still pushing for clarity on federal funding despite a one-year extension on some programs, Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said Thur...
Oct 15, 2026
In the news today: offshore wind funding, health ministers meet, PM visits Calgary
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ottawa to announce $100 million toward offshore wind projects in Nova Scotia The federal government is set to ...
Oct 15, 2026
Here are five things to know about B.C.'s only televised election debate
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's three main party leaders took part in the only televised debate in the provincial election on Wednesday night, trading barbs, criticizing their opponents' policies and m...
Oct 15, 2026